1986 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (3rd season)
MVPVan Waiters
CaptainLeonard Bell, Vince Fisher, Dave Lilja, Bob Riley
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Indian was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Louisville*
W 21–035,126
September 20Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 52–2932,434
September 27at Missouri*
W 41–2440,606
October 4at Northwestern
W 24–724,873
October 111:00 p.m.Ohio Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 22–2451,641
October 181:05 p.m.at Minnesota
L 17–1952,960
October 2512:30 p.m.No. 4 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 14–3836,964
November 112:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 21–735,311
November 812:00 p.m.at Michigan State
W 17–1464,973
November 15Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 16–2134,572
November 221:00 p.m.at Purdue
L 15–1769,784[1][2]
December 313:00 p.m.vs. Florida State
TBSL 13–2730,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State at Indiana
1 234Total
• Buckeyes 7 7100 24
Hoosiers 7 708 22

Michigan

#4 Michigan at Indiana
1 234Total
• Wolverines 14 2130 38
Hoosiers 0 0014 14

See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

At Purdue

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Vs. Florida State (All-American Bowl)

Indiana vs. Florida State
1 234Total
Hoosiers 3 073 13
• Seminoles 6 777 27

Main article: 1986 All-American Bowl

See also: 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

Personnel

1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Kenny Allen
RB Dan Boggan
RB Gene Boyd
WR Tony Buford
WR Stacy Dawsey
OL Joe Dedic
QB Brian Dewitz
OL Brian Finney
WR Ernie Jones
TE Tim Jordan
OL Dave Kinniry
QB Dave Kramme
TE Dave Lilja
TE Carlos Marte
OL Eric Moore
RB Tom Polce
RB Andre Powell
OL Tim Radtke
OL Bob Riley
QB Dave Schnell
OL Don Shrader
RB Damon Sweazy
RB Anthony Thompson
RB Spud Washington
RB Barry Way
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Willie Bates
DL Dan Bauer
DB Leonard Bell
DB Erick Coleman
DB Alex Green
DL Walt Harris
DB Eric Hickerson
LB Joe Huff
DL Larry Luther
LB Brad Mitchell
DL Doug Schlereth
LB Van Walters
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Pete Stoyanovich
P Dan Stryzinski
K Jay Tuttle
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1987 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Leonard Bell 3 76 Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals

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References

  1. ^ Koerner, Dave (November 23, 1986). "Looking as good as gold, the Boilers are spoilers". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Koerner, Dave (November 23, 1986). "A bowl, no Bucket for the Hoosiers (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C6. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "1986 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1986 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1986 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2015.


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